A Roiling Sea of Victorian Innuendo

writing

daegaer — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:31:33 GMT

Oh dear - I have a whole pile of WiPs, and little time to work on any of them. The Purimgifts one has to be done, so it is being prioritised. (It's about 2/3 done). But of course once I decide to work on one fic I get ideas for the others. *headdesk*

ETA: Well, shit. My computer crashed and lost a whole half of what I'd written. Dammit.

In actually finished fic news, I have written a couple of things for the Three Sentence Ficathon. Fill prompts, leave prompts! Teeny tiny fics!

Ficlet: Doctors and Demons (Dr Who)

daegaer — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 17:15:45 GMT

For derien

"At least this world is sunny," Yaz said, turning her face upwards. "Not that the Rainpools of Fliuch weren't scenic –"

"And deep," Ryan said, shivering. "Very deep."

"And stretching to the horizon," Graham added.

The Doctor laughed and popped a pair of enormous goggles on her face before staring up at the sun.

"You all said you could swim. And the sea serpents mostly just wanted to play. It is nice and warm, though." She led them down the dusty narrow street, looking up at the blank mud-brick walls on either side. She poked at a doorway and bent over to look at a bowl half-buried beside it. "Hmmm."

"Where are we?" Ryan asked, looking back at the two figures cautiously following them.

"Oh. Earth, didn't I say? Hello! You two!"

The two figures ran back a bit and stared from a distance. They seemed to be a pair of teenagers dressed in yellow tunics, the boy's reaching to his knees and the girl's to her ankles.

"Where are we?" Yaz said. "And when?"

"Bronze Age Sumer," Ryan and Graham chorused as the Doctor opened her mouth.

"What? How would you know?"

"'S that, isn't it?" Ryan said, pointing at a statue at the crossroads. "That's Pazuzu, Demon King of the Winds, that is."

"Oh, right," the Doctor said as Yaz rolled her eyes.

"How would you know about demon kings of anything, Ryan?"

Ryan and Graham exchanged a disbelieving glance.

"It's in The Exorcist," Ryan said.

"It's only one of the most famous films ever," Graham added.

"Yeah, it's proper class."

"I hope it's not going to start puking pea soup," Yaz muttered.

"I have no idea what you're all talking about," the Doctor said cheerfully, in a way that indicated she was terribly charmed by the whole thing.

"Excuse me for interrupting your invocation of Pazuzu," the teenage girl said, coming up to stare at them from a closer distance. "Are you gods or demons?"

"Neither!" the Doctor said. "Hello, I'm the Doctor. This is my fam – Yaz, Ryan and Graham."

"You're the doctor?" the girl said. She turned to the boy behind her. "She says she's the doctor."

Both the Doctor and Yaz sighed.

"Yes, I know, formal education, men, book learning apparently kept in a very odd place –" the Doctor started as Yaz thought about just shaking some girl power into everyone in the ancient world.

"Huh?" the girl said, turning back. "What're you on about? My mum's a scribe. It's just, well, I could believe that she's a doctor –" she pointed at Yaz, "or him -" she pointed at Ryan.

"Score," Ryan muttered.

" – but someone who looks as barbaric as you? That's just weird. Sorry."

The Doctor blinked, then grinned, wide and cheerful. "I'm from a strange and exotic civilisation. What makes Yaz look like a doctor?"

"Harappans are awful clever. Have you got some good spells, Doctor Yaz?"

"Me?" Yaz said. The Doctor made go on gestures at her. "Yeah. Yeah – sure. With the help of my assistant Ryan who looks like a doctor as well, seeing as he's . . ." she looked quizzically at the girl.

"From ancient Egypt," Ryan said. He paused. "I mean, just Egypt," he said.

"Whereas we're from far-distant and exotic London," Graham said, and stepped on the Doctor's toe when she tried to correct him. "Don't argue, Doc."

"You said you're expecting a doctor?" the Doctor said. "I arrange consultations with Doctor Yaz, here. These are our credentials –" She held up the psychic paper.

The girl peered at it, took it as if it weighed more than paper and showed it to the boy before handing it back.

"You've really cast demons out of the king's daughters?"

The Doctor looked at the paper, and nodded solemnly.

"All of them."

"All the daughters, or all the demons?" Ryan whispered to Yaz. "She's really bigging you up."

"Shush, you. You're working for the world-famous Doctor Yaz," Yaz whispered back. "Whatever's wrong, the TARDIS first aid kit should be able to take care of it."

"May all the gods be praised that you've come to us!" the girl said, her face suddenly alight in what everyone realized was relief. She seized Yaz's arm, then lifted her hand and kissed it. "I'm Bunu-Nidaba and this is my brother Utu-andulli. We hadn't thought a doctor would reach our street so quickly! Please, come quickly with your strongest spells – a powerful demon has possessed our younger brother and is making him say the most awful things."

Yaz swallowed and looked at Ryan.

"Remind me again," she said, "how the plot of The Exorcist goes?"

Fic: A Father's Blessing (Tanakh)

daegaer — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:43:24 GMT

For seekingferret

In Gen 49, Jacob inflicts some rather unusual blessings on his sons.

‘Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
in the morning devouring the prey,
and at evening dividing the spoil.'

He should have escaped the curse. He was the son of his father's extreme old age, the one who replaced Joseph-who-was-lost. Who knew that the old man had really loved Rachel so much, that he would remember her dying words at the end of his own life and bring down their child to the level of the beasts? The others, his older brothers, they were more than half-beast already but him - he had been gently raised, told all his life how much he resembled his mother and his dear, dead brother. And now –

The One who Guarded his kin had the mercy that the curse did not come upon him at the time of the family feast of the New Moon. It was the fullness of the Moon that brought the evil, when he could not keep himself abed, or watching the flocks with the dogs like a man should. On those nights he took himself far from the camp, out of shame and fear that he would prey upon his own. And so he fell upon the sheep of the Egyptians in the land of Goshen, and upon their shepherd-folk, and in all ways acted more as beast than man.

And when the madness lifted he returned unto his own until the next fullness of the Moon, and was the meek and comely man all knew. And if any saw the sons of bereft Egyptian maidens round about or the wolf puppies that their bitches littered they kept silent, and none spoke of how such young looked upon the world with Benjamin's eyes.

Yuletide Reveals

daegaer — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 13:48:51 GMT

Yuletide authors have been revealed!
My wonderful gifts were by indigostohelit (no rebel, no renegade) and logorrhea (My Cousin, My King). Thank you again, I love these so much!

I wrote

Easy to Love (1753 words) by Daegaer
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: תנ"ך | Tanakh
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: David | Dāūd/Yehonatan | Jonathan, David/Michal (Abrahamic Religions)
Characters: David | Dāūd, Yehonatan | Jonathan, Michal (Abrahamic Religions), Sha'ul | Saul, Shlomo | Solomon | Sulayman, Bat-sheva | Bathsheba, Mefiboshet ben-Yehonatan | Mephibosheth son of Jonathan
Additional Tags: Musicians, archers, Brother-Sister Relationships, Father-Son Relationship, Love Triangles, Love, Battle, Warrior Aristocrats, iron age Israel, Heroes to Villains
Summary:

David was easy to love, even when you knew what he'd done.

and in Madness:

New Under Heaven (300 words) by Daegaer
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Akkadian Empire RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Enheduanna, Sargon of Akkad
Additional Tags: ur - Freeform, Uruk - Freeform, En-priests, Poetry, Mesopotamia, Sumerian religion - Freeform, Drabble Sequence, yumadrin

Violet (100 words) by Daegaer
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 6th Century BCE RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Sappho, Cleis (Sappho's Poetry)
Additional Tags: poets, mothers, Mother-Daughter Relationship, Daughters, Drabble, yumadrin

Just pigeons. In hats. Hatoful pigeons, if you will.

daegaer — Sat, 14 Dec 2019 14:43:23 GMT

Via cangetmad: Someone is Putting Cowboy Hats on Pigeons in Las Vegas No one knows why. A rodeo was in town but denied any connection. The Las Vegas police said it “does not appear to be a police matter at this time.”

Recent fics and drabbles

daegaer — Sat, 14 Dec 2019 13:36:10 GMT

Recent fics and drabbles I've posted on the Ao3, all Good Omens:

Sing-song - The Archangel Gabriel exercises his singing voice. (Good Omens TV - drabble)

Ding Dong Merrily On High - Heaven's doorbell is on the blink. (Good Omens TV, ficlet)

A Christmas Miracle - sometimes prayers for salvation get answered. (Good Omens, book, drabble and a half)

Christmas Delivery - Heaven's offices get some seasonal post. (Good Omens TV, fic)

Good Omens ficlets and drabble

daegaer — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 17:58:59 GMT

Recent Good Omens ficlets and a drabble on the Ao3:

Counterweight Continents Crowley comes across an odd geographical theory in 8th century Salzburg.

Horsing Around Crowley suggests a joke to a young man with too much power.

Beading Aziraphale modifies the Bentley. (Drabble)

Good Omens fics

daegaer — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:18:08 GMT

Recent fics and drabbles, all Good Omens

Pain Relief Ligur has a toothache.

Tokens of Affection Hastur finds Ligur can be sentimental.

Building the House Aziraphale worries about the building work at the Temple during Solomon's reign.

Kuntillet 'Ajrud Aziraphale inadvertently causes a place in the middle of nowhere to be of archaeological interest.

Yuletide Letter

daegaer — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:02:50 GMT

In general, I like fics that either emulate the style of the source material or that work to subvert that style in an interesting way. I love happy endings, first time stories, stories about friendship, adventure stories, introspective pieces, comedies and angst! I love AUs and crossovers, if you're struck by one of those (my Ao3 profile should give you a hint as to the fandoms I know) - in spaaaaace is always a winner for me, as is "they fight crime"!
As for my DNWs, graphic non-consensual sex; sex with children written as erotica and graphic harm to children and animals are not my fictional cup of tea.

If you'd like a little more information about what I like in the fandoms I asked for, here's what I enjoy about them:

Fix Bay'nets: Oh, George Manville Fenn, how I love his slashy, slashy mind! I love the class-crossing, workers's rights-approving, anti-imperialist, non-racist, non-syrupy-religious, hand-holding, heroic adventure-having manliness of it all. (And while some of that list might need "for his time" appended, its clear from the content of his books that GMF did put forward such views). I adore the innuendo, innocent or not, and the real and clear love (of whatever kind) his characters have for each other. I especially love Bracy and Gedge and the way they support each other and play to each other's strengths. (And the way they are very clearly kissing in between the paragraphs).

Some possible suggestions: I'd adore a Bracy/Gedge or a Bracy/Roberts or Bracy/Gedge&Roberts story that emulates the tone of the book! First time; set after the book ends; soldiers surprised by falling for each other's manly charms; crazy Victorian ideas on science and exploration would all be marvellous. Or a modern setting as soldiers in the 20th or 21st century, or a cross-over with another fandom you feel would suit! Lots of manly innuendo, please!

As this is a Victorian-era book, it's fine to have Victorian-era English attitudes, but within the book itself both Bracy and Roberts criticise imperialism and Gedge makes any number of pointed remarks about the class system, so don't feel the Victorians were all of one opinion on social issues! Go wild! I'll be gleeful!

Hut 33: I just love the madcap humour of the storylines, the very funny (and deliberately terrible) jokes and the use of the 1940s to comment on the present day. I enjoy the class warfare between Charles' snobbery and Archie's inverted snobbery, Gordon's never-ending innocence and desire to lose it as comprehensively a possible and of course, the terror of Bletchley Park, Minka. The more Minka the better, really, she's just great.

Some possible suggestions: I'd really like either an ensemble story with the Hut 33 gang, getting up to their usual less than stellar shenanigans, or something concentrating on one or two of them! Something comedic that emulates the somewhat surreal tone of the series, please! Gen, het and slash are all fine.
Do the staff of Hut 33 discover a famous man Mrs Best *hasn't* slept with (is such a thing even possible)? What terrible plan does Archie and/or Charles come up with this time? What's Minka's life story this week?

Eight Days of Luke: I love David's loyalty to Luke and their friendship, and Luke's reciprocation of that, as best he can. I enjoy the sense of time and place, with the humans so anchored in their place and time, and the ways in which the Norse pantheon adapt themselves to fit – with more or less success - the expectations of England in the 1970s. But David's and Luke's friendship, whether as pre-teen boys or as grateful deity and adopted human friend is what makes it for me! I really like book-like Humour, historical settings, Hurt/Comfort for this fandom.

Some possible suggestions: I'd love a story in which Luke intervenes to make David's life better. His idea of better, of course. This could be set soon after the events of the book (when David is twelve) or at a later point. Or David is brought to the Norse era or whatever is currently between Asgard and Jotenheim, or possibly sees something mythical Luke wishes he hadn't. Or Sigyn and/or Thor attempt to repay properly David for freeing Luke/finding Mjolnir and Luke ends up needing to clear up after them – which may lead to a recursive spiral of trouble, of course! (I'm not familiar with MCU versions of Asgard/Jotunheim, if that will have any bearing on a crossover or fusion you might wish to write).

Either slash or gen is fine, but if David is the age he is in the book, please keep any slash g-rated.

Tanakh and Midrash: I love the David story and the story of Saul's family. Saul as a tragic hero (along with Jonathan and Abner as doomed heroes) has always been appealing to me, and I'm just very fond of Iron Age settings in general, and love the history and archaeology.

Some possible suggestions: I'd be delighted with a story set in Saul and Abner's youth, before there was a king in Israel – perhaps called up to fight by Samuel against the Philistines, or one set in Saul's early kingship when things are going well, or one somewhat later when things are beginning to go wrong, but Jonathan and David have their friendship and are acclaimed young warriors. David (and other heroes of the texts) get acclaimed as giant-killers – maybe Jonathan and David could go up against some other impressive and/or legendary opponent?

In all cases for Saul and Abner or Jonathan and David slash and gen are both fine. (I would prefer Saul/Abner and Jonathan/David if you want to write slash). If you want to concentrate on the older characters, background mentions of the younger ones is more than enough, and vice versa.

If you would prefer to avoid an Iron Age Israel setting, I'd certainly be keen to see Saul's family tragedy in spaaaaaace!

Fics and yuletide

daegaer — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 21:23:05 GMT

It's that time of year again! Time to work on the Yuletide letter. *stares at blank page*

In lieu of that, the most recent fics I have posted at Ao3 are:

Production Values - Weiss Kreuz, drabble sequence. Schwarz get themselves into ridiculous monstery trouble.

The Folk of the Sea - Good Omens, drabble. Aziraphale, Crowley and a seal.

Announcement - Good Omens (TV) - The archangels Michael, Uriel and Gabriel ~~bicker over~~ discuss their work.

Yuletide nominations!

daegaer — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 13:26:55 GMT

Luckily I remembered about Yuletide nominations before they closed (four hours before they closed *facepalm*)! So I have nominated:
Fix Bay'nets (Characters: Bill Gedge, Bracy, Roberts),
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Characters: Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox),
RH Plus (Characters: Michitaka, Kiyoi, Seto Ageha, Nogami Makoto).

Sign-ups are 27th Oct - 4th Nov!

Three Good Omens fics

daegaer — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 12:18:35 GMT

Some recent Good Omens fics I posted at the Ao3:

Two bookverse ones -

Parliament - A ficlet in which Hastur and Ligur attend Hell's Parliament.

A Strong Archer - Crowley finds himself under an embarrassing spell.

And one TV!verse one -

Dagon's Mid-Week City Break - Dagon just isn't appreciated. Now Crowley has to deal with that fact.

The Ambassadors of Sorrow

daegaer — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 07:17:27 GMT

Indulging in some nostalgia before work, I am listening to The Ambassadors of Sorrow (and their bandcamp site ), and "The Birds of the Air" really is King David looking back on his youthful love affair with Jonathan.

Anyway, they're great! Well worth a listen.

Remix Revival Reveals!

daegaer — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 08:47:11 GMT

Ooh!

My Weiss Kreuz AU The Road towards Kamakura was remixed by Quillori to The Road Towards Kamakura (the fishing boat adrift remix). An older Mamoru looks back at the course of his life and what it has done to him and to others.

and my Fix Bay'nets! drabble series Want was remixed by Lady_Ganesh to Truth Hits Everybody (the Time and Place remix) Many years later, Roberts meets Bracy and Gedge again.

Thank you both, they are really fantastic remixes!

I wrote a Weiss Kreuz/RH Plus fic, Things Can Only Get Better (The Flying Fur remix), a remix of lady_ganesh's Things Can Only Get Better. Mamoru has to accept that there are weirder things than psychic assassins in his life.

Three Good Omens fics

daegaer — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 19:52:24 GMT

The most recent Good Omens fics I've posted at the Ao3:

Two set in Iron Age Israel:

In Presence of My Foes - G

Crowley checks out a young singer from Bethlehem, and is glad to see he's no threat to his plans.

Depart From Me - G

Aziraphale and Crowley listen to music during an evening in King Saul's house in Gibeah, and find they're not the only creatures listening.

And one in a series focusing on Hastur and Ligur:

Five times Hastur and Ligur Weren't Betrayed, and One Time They Were - M

Hastur and Ligur succeed due to the hard work of others. Until someone tells a secret.

Remix Revival

daegaer — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 17:55:37 GMT

Wow two of my fics were remixed in this year's Remix Revival! The second is a remix of a drabble series, Want (Fix Bay'nets!)
It's a really good look at Roberts and his inner self.

Truth Hits Everybody (the Time and Place remix) (2090 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Fix Bay'nets - George Manville Fenn
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Bracy (Fix Bay'nets)/Bill Gedge
Characters: Bracy (Fix Bay'nets), Bill Gedge, Roberts (Fix Bay'nets)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Ambition, broken ties, Military Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Jealousy, Then and Now
Summary:

He was always an outsider, when it came to Bracy and Gedge. Once, he hadn't minded.

Remix Revival 2019

daegaer — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:13:14 GMT

Remix Revival is open!!

My Weiss Kreuz space opera AU The Road to Kamakura was remixed by a wonderful mystery writer into Mamoru looking back on his life. It's just fantastic!

The Road Towards Kamakura (the fishing boat adrift remix) (1702 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Weiß Kreuz
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Nagi/Mamoru, Mamoru/OFC
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Space, Space Opera
Summary:

Mamoru looks back.

Hee!

daegaer — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:04:23 GMT

Dear sweet Sun Goddess of Arinna: Hittite Memes, via sovay

(Sorry, people passing the office who heard a lot of cackling)

Fic: The Bull of Minos - Good Omens

daegaer — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:32:21 GMT

Aziraphale and Crowley in Bronze Age Crete.

The Bull of Minos (6477 words) by Daegaer
Fandom: Good Omens (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s)
Additional Tags: Angels, Demons, Minoan Crete, bull-leaping, Labyrinth - Freeform, Minotaur - Freeform, Bronze Age, owes a debt to The King Must Die, Snakes
Summary: Aziraphale and Crowley find themselves with the same monster-hunting assignment.</p>

Birthday!

daegaer — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 19:10:19 GMT

Happy birthday, derien!

A tiny drabble for you!

Secret Ingredient

"What is this?" Aziraphale said, making a disgusted face. "It's utterly vile. I thought you were bringing wine?"

"It's the real thing," Crowley said, refilling his glass. "You should like it, the ads used to be all about world peace and choral singing." He grinned wickedly. "If you want I could get you a diet version."

"No thanks," Aziraphale said, miracling a double vodka into his glass. "I've never liked this stuff since they took the cocaine out of the recipe."

He smiled in beatific glee at Crowley's open-mouthed expression. The dear boy would insist on believing in his innocence.

Fic: The Forms of Divine Things - Good Omens

daegaer — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:11:53 GMT

While on holiday I wrote fic! Like pretty much everything I've written for the last couple of months, it's for Good Omens.

The Forms of Divine Things (4229 words) by Daegaer
Fandom: Good Omens (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Original Female Character(s), Sokrates | Socrates (c. 469-399 BC)
Additional Tags: Angels, Demons, Theatre, Ancient Greece, Athens, Euripides, Hetairai
Summary: Aziraphale and Crowley attend a religious festival, the City Dionysia, including the first performance of The Bacchae in Classical Athens.

Romans and Druids and Elephants, oh my

daegaer — Sun, 07 Jul 2019 10:37:02 GMT

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

Yes. Brittannia is coming back, to my intense televisual joy! And the trailer for season 2 indicates that season 1 should be retrospectively be seen as a sedate, calm, sensible sort of thing. *rolls around in glee*

Oh, yes. Between this and my current glee over Good Omens, I am a happy viewer.

Giant reptiles for St Patrick's Day

daegaer — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 18:52:31 GMT

Some reptiles not kicked out of their land.

Gideon Mantell: forgotten man who discovered the dinosaurs
A new play recalls the battle in the scientific establishment that denied a cobbler’s son credit for a major discovery

The untold tale of the woman who dug up ancient sea monsters

Natural History Museum dinosaur Dippy lands in Glasgow
Specialists put 21.3-metre skeleton back together in Kelvingrove Museum

Gigantic dinosaur prints saved from Queensland flood
Winton mayor hopes discovery of rare sauropod tracks can help his struggling town

New dinosaur species unearthed in Argentina
Sauropod that lived 110 million years ago is found in area that would have been desert

RESULT!

daegaer — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:14:33 GMT

The plagiarised version of Mars Assassins, and the other people's fics I linked in the last post have been taken down and are no longer on Amazon. Huzzah!

Deirdre Cole, plagiarist

daegaer — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 17:40:23 GMT

Deirdre Cole! Can you hear me, Deirdre Cole?

I can see that you like my Weiss Kreuz fic Mars Assassins, but I'm not pleased that you copied it and published it on Amazon as a Kindle e-book under your pen name, Deirdre Cole. I've lodged a complaint about it.

Her other books are pretty clearly also scraped from the Ao3 - there's no filing off of identifying details, the books are all fanfics published as original works. They're all long, and in unrelated fandoms, written some time ago.

Write your own material, Deirdre Cole.

Wildest Dreams: Never in her wildest dreams did Veronica expect this to be Logan's life four years after she left Neptune at the end of her freshman year of college. The original, by lisawolfe80

Shades of Choi: It was supposed to just be an interview. Nothing more, nothing less. Little did Kyuhyun know, his life would forever change once he entered Room 11 to interview a Mr. Choi. The original, by yffismydrug